Environmental Studies

Environmental studies at Bowdoin reflects the College's recognition that humans must learn to live in harmony with nature and that human activities are dependent upon natural processes.

Faculty Explore Links Between Art and the Environment
In conjunction with a new exhibition at the Bowdoin Museum of Art, a historian, a biologist, and an art historian discussed the interdisciplinary intersections of art and the environment.
With 'Real-World Grit,' Students Make Their Voices Heard
Over one third of the students enrolled in a fall environmental policy class had their op-eds published in newspapers around the country.
‘Nature Behind Barbed Wire:’ The Japanese American Incarceration of WWII
More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into incarceration camps by the US government during the war. In her latest book, history and environmental studies professor Connie Chiang considers the episode from a new perspective.

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Environmental Studies Newsletter
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Faculty Explore Links Between Art and the Environment

With 'Real-World Grit,' Students Make Their Voices Heard

‘Nature Behind Barbed Wire:’ The Japanese American Incarceration of WWII

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